The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-11
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The Committee on Endowment
composed OF Delegates Joseph Hirst
Of Vicksburg, Leo N. Levy Of Calves
ton, Tex, @, A Levy OF Victoria, Tex.
and Sam Ullmsn Of Birmingham, Ala
presented Q report recommending
the following changes In the consti
tuition.
ARTICLE XIII.
SECTION l. A fund shall be estab
lished and maintained under the abso
| luts control OF District Grand Lodge
No. 7, which fund shall be known =
The endowment fund OF District No. z
/ o B. B.
SKo. 2. The object Of said fund
shall be to tecure on the death OF 6
member in good sanding entitled to
participate in the endowment fund to
his beneidaries an endowment q;
hereinafter provided. The said en-.
dowment shall be exempt from all
claims Of the creditors OF said deceased
member, except the lodge Of which be
was a member at the time OF bis
death.
SEQ. 8 All memb, rs OF District No.
7 now in good standing, and all who
may be admitted or initiated prior 10
July J., 1887, shall contribute to and
participate in the endowment fund,
and the b~enefciaries OF each OF said
members shall be entitled at the mem
ber's death to an endowment OF $500.
Any member under the sge of f)rty-
five years admitted or initiated subse-
quent to July l, 1887, shall contribute
10 and participate in said endowment
fund, and his beneiciaries at his death
shall be entitled to an endowment OF
$1,000; provided, that sny present
member OF this district who is not now
q participant in the endowment fund
81 all be exempt from the provisions Uf
this section until he arrives at the age
Of thirty years, when, or at any time
previous thereto, il in good health, he
shall have the option to enter the
$500 or $1,000 class anon paying the
required assessment. II any OF euch
now participating member shall not
be in good health when he applies for
participation in the said endowment
iHnd, he shall not be admitted 10 the
same, but may continue his member
ship in tbs order without participa-
ton in the endowment.
$50. A. Any person hereafter init.
ated or admitted, who at the time of
such initiation or admission shall be
Q the age Of forty.fve years, shall
not contribute or participate in the
endowment. Any participant In the
$500 endowment who shall withdraw
or be- suspended, shall, II resdmitted
or reinsta'ed In his Cwn or any other
lodge In the district, continue to par
ticipate In the $500 endowment and
pay the assessment required to secure
the $500 benefit.
SEQ s. On the meeting in July,
1882, and on the first meeting In July,
annually, thereafter, the secretary
OF each lodge shall enter up against
each and every member Of his lodge
who Is q participaat in the endowment
fund a charge Of ~24 to cover his as
sessmeu's f. he G lsuing year for the
endowment fund said sum shall be a
debt to the endowment fund and shall
be a lien in case OF death upon
the benefit sccruing on said death.
Said SUI OF S24 shall be paid in
four quarterly H. stallments, in adj
vance, and shall be due and pay
able at the first meeting Of each new
quarter. to wit, the fist meeting in
July, October, January and April of
esch year. In the event Of a death Of
a member during the year, and before
the full amount OF the said S24 has
been paid, the balance Of such assses
ment unpaid shall be deducted from
the benefit accru'ng to his death, and
paid into the endowment fund. A
member who 10 ayParticipSnt in the
endow ment fund, Initiated Tor admit
ted after the first meeting In July in
each year, ehall be charged on the day
of his admission ouch a proportion of
$24 as the ~unexpiTed portion OF the
year ending next July shall bear to q
full year. Should a member be eus-
pended during the year he shall be re-
lieyed of all charges during his sue
pension, and on rejoining shall be
be charged from the date of his rein
statement for the unpaid balance Of
the year in such a proportion OF the
S24 as the unsxpired portion of the
year ending the following July bears
TO q full year. A member desiring Ia
with draw by card before the end oi
| the fiscal year and desiring to retain
| his rights In the endowment according
to section 26, shall notify his lodge il
writing of such desire at the tina o
his withdrawal, other wise his account
will be closed and he be credited fol
the unexpired portion OF the year.
assessments,
SKo. 9. All participants in the $l50(
endowment shall pay an assessment
Of $50 per annum, beginning July l
1887.
$40. 7. All participants in the $1,000
endowment shall pay assessments al
follows, to wit: Members under th,
age Of tbirty.three years shall pay 81
per annum. Members over the age o
thirty-three aud under forty. Eve year
shail pay SIS per annum, and mem
btrs when they shall have reached
the age OF forty.ive years shall pa
$50 per anuum; that Is to say, wheI
the sad members assessed at $40 shat
reach the age of thirty-three the,
shall pay $ls per annum, and wheI
the members assessed at SIS reach tn,
age of forty.6ve they shall pay $40 pc
annum
SEC. g.. A, The benefit shall be paid
az follows: II q married member, T.
his widow, who is legally such at tn,
time Of his Death. II he has children
and no wi c at his death, the Who'll
benefit shall be raid to his children
aud II minors, TO the trustees Of tn
lodge OF which he ia q member an,
their successors in Office, in trust a
guardians OF said minors without an
additional bond, until legal guardian
are appointed. Provided, that
brother may limit his benth t TO sue,
, Of his children a. may be under tn
age Of twentysone yeas and unma,
. RED at the time OF his death.
l SEQ 2, B A member having vii
and Chi dren may by written dec'arl
: ton devise part to his wife and part
7 bis children, but in no wise can
. member ignore his vie, or in case h
has wife aud children devise less tina
one.half 50 his wife without her Wri